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Angry Planet

2006

Angry Planet

2006
7
Angry Planet is a 39-part television series broadcast around the world featuring the adventures of storm chaser George Kourounis, Angry Planet is produced by Peter Rowe of Pinewood Films. The series plays on the following networks: ⁕Outdoor Life Network ⁕Travel Channel ⁕Weather Channel ⁕TV8 ⁕MTV3 ⁕Canal Evasion ⁕TVB The first season of the series has also been released on DVD as a box set. Each episode focuses on a different force of nature as Kourounis gets up close to investigate and document the most fierce natural phenomena the Earth has to dish out.
Серебро

2008

Серебро

2008
The Truth About My Murder

2022

The Truth About My Murder

2022
Forensic pathologist and author Dr Richard Shepherd uncovers the truth behind horrific crimes as told through the victims' bodies to separate fact from fiction and ensure the truth always prevails.
Islands

2011

Islands

2011
Fiji, Cuba, Cyprus, the Galapagos, Iceland and Zanzibar. This great world treasure is under threat. Although it is one of the world’s most extraordinary island locations, its ecological diversity battles against a rising human population.
Lost Gold of World War II

2019

Lost Gold of World War II

2019
6.8
Legend has it that there is a treasure of immense value buried in the Philippine jungle - now a team of American experts, with the help of the only surviving witness, try to uncover the clues to solve the greatest mystery of WW2.
Helicopter ER

2016

Helicopter ER

2016
4.3
Series looking at the life-saving work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Arabian Inferno

2017

Arabian Inferno

2017
6
The parched and barren landscape of the Arabian Peninsula offers a vivid backdrop for life in the harsh desert. Water is scarce and death due to the extreme heat is common, yet a natural world continues to flourish. Follow some of the desert's most iconic creatures and learn the unique ways in which they've adapted to the stark conditions around them.
Ol' Man River: The Mighty Mississippi

2007

Ol' Man River: The Mighty Mississippi

2007
Travel from the steamy delta beyond New Orleans, upstream to headwaters in great northern swamps, and along the Mississippi's greatest tributary, the Missouri. The crew encounter a wealth of wildlife, from tropical manatees to ancient horseshoe crabs, primitive giant fish, colorful herons, industrious beavers, deadly rattlesnakes, herds of buffalo, and prairie dog colonies. Dramatic reconstructions illustrate what the river was like when the first explorers encountered it, meeting Indian tribes and witnessing new wildlife spectacles.
Riddle of the Skies

1999

Riddle of the Skies

1999
10
Since rumours of alien spacecraft emerged from Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, UFOs have increasingly been the subject matter of grainy, hand-held, out-of-focus 'proof'. Riddle of the Skies however presents the eyewitness accounts of distinguished scientists and astronauts.
Crimes That Shook Australia

2013

Crimes That Shook Australia

2013
8
Through gripping interviews, drama reconstructions and archival footage, piece together the murders that shocked Australia. The detailed events leading up to the crime, the crime itself and the aftermath will be revealed.
Icons Unearthed: The Simpsons

2022

Icons Unearthed: The Simpsons

2022
7
Cast, crew, and experts will reveal never-before-heard stories about the most iconic film and television series.
Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

2013

Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

2013
8
In this "entertaining medical series" (The Sunday Times, U.K.), Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine and changed the course of human history. Unfolding over a period of 200 years, it's an extraordinary tale of daring, self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and outright luck.
Christmas with Gordon

2010

Christmas with Gordon

2010
6
Two recipe-packed episodes feature Gordon at home with his family while he teaches viewers how to prepare his favorite Christmas recipes.
The Secret History of the British Garden

2015

The Secret History of the British Garden

2015
Monty Don explores the fascinating history and evolution of the British garden, from the seventeenth century through to the modern day.
Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons

2016

Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons

2016
7
These are some of the toughest prisons in the world. Prisons so tough, even gang bosses and killers learn the meaning of fear. Across four continents, six different prisons, the series takes us beyond the gates, walls, barred windows and cells into an unknown world, a world we know exists, but a world nobody wants to think about.
Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places

2016

Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places

2016
7
Commander Stephen Hawking pilots his space ship, the SS Hawking, on the journey of a lifetime, zooming from black holes to the Big Bang, Saturn to Santa Barbara. After all, why should astronauts have all the fun?
How The Nazis Lost The War

2021

How The Nazis Lost The War

2021
7.5
The decline of Hitler’s empire from the inside out by exploring the decline of the Nazis through the perspective of Hitler's bumbling generals and a paranoid Fuhrer.
Taking the Stand

2022

Taking the Stand

2022
7.2
The story of crimes from the unique lens of the accused as they take the witness stand.
Inside Secret Societies

2016

Inside Secret Societies

2016
7.5
Dig into the hidden side of organized crime, including hardcore gangs, fanatical religious groups, shady cults, esoteric societies and criminal fraternities – all of them seeking to gain control of our world.
Impossible Builds

2018

Impossible Builds

2018
Charlie Luxton and Aidan Keane meet ambitious families who are building innovative bespoke homes in some of the UK's most remote and challenging locations